Pou 2-2 (6-98) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 3, 1998, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Broiler Hatchery" call Tom Kruchten at (202) 690-4870, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Broiler Eggs Set In 15 Selected States Up 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 178 million eggs during the week ending May 30, 1998. This was up 1 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 82 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Up Slightly Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 142 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 30, 1998. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week in 1997. Cumulative placements from January 4, 1998, through May 30, 1998 were 2.93 billion, up slightly from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on June 10, 1998. Subscription Information To subscribe to NASS reports or to order single copies, call toll free, 1-800-999-6779. You may write: ERS/NASS, 5285 Port Royal Rd., Springfield, VA 22161. Broiler Eggs Set, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 25 : May 2 : May 9 : May 16 : May 23 : May 30 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 26,164 26,515 26,331 26,472 26,509 26,575 AR : 29,228 29,498 29,953 29,598 29,410 29,716 DE : 4,389 4,670 4,604 4,591 *4,726 4,722 FL : 2,914 2,869 2,877 2,938 2,625 2,573 GA : 30,919 *30,994 30,979 *31,342 *30,592 31,175 MD : 8,888 8,835 8,752 8,937 8,814 8,784 MS : 17,745 17,552 17,768 17,807 17,946 18,031 NC : 17,374 *17,235 17,265 17,342 17,146 17,533 PA : 3,798 3,697 *3,623 *3,670 *3,727 3,688 SC : 4,379 4,393 4,313 4,277 4,322 4,310 TX : 12,761 12,493 12,482 12,982 13,021 12,935 VA : 6,772 6,773 6,659 6,643 *6,627 6,655 CA, TN, & WV : 11,067 11,233 11,157 11,036 *10,899 10,956 : 15 State Total: 176,398 *176,757 *176,763 *177,635 *176,364 177,653 : Previous Year : 174,256 172,865 174,951 175,876 175,353 176,303 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 102 101 101 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 25 : May 2 : May 9 : May 16 : May 23 : May 30 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 18,837 19,464 19,034 19,029 19,379 18,944 AR : 24,281 24,666 23,410 *23,129 23,558 24,114 DE : 5,613 5,417 4,953 5,524 *5,559 5,480 FL : 2,682 2,692 3,079 2,697 2,493 2,795 GA : 24,585 24,716 23,355 *24,784 *24,864 25,569 MD : 5,818 6,038 6,475 6,121 *6,007 5,773 MS : 15,062 15,191 14,319 14,912 14,997 14,816 NC : 13,365 13,658 13,633 13,289 13,081 13,357 PA : 2,753 2,765 *2,793 *2,902 *2,850 2,867 SC : 3,892 3,874 4,778 3,608 3,713 3,291 TX : 9,520 9,509 9,471 9,776 9,676 9,573 VA : 5,605 5,215 5,437 5,922 *5,294 5,393 CA, TN, & WV : 10,183 9,945 9,790 10,304 *10,394 9,900 : 15 State Total: 142,196 143,150 *140,527 *141,997 *141,865 141,872 : Previous Year : 140,313 141,102 140,325 140,850 139,848 141,209 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 101 100 101 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.